Flamingoes

4WD Mayhem

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June 5th 2007
Uyuni We said goodbye to Chile after catching the bus from San Pedro to the Bolivian border where we were to meet our driver/guide/cook/mechanic/general all round good egg Pailo. After being promised that there would only be 5 in the 4wd that we had hired we soon found out that there was actually 7 of us as well as drives. Considering we had hundreds of miles ahead of us driving thro ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more